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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2012?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2012, the Sun was in Libra (23°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°31'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2012	Oct 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Moon	7°23'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 2012	Oct 18, 2012 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°32'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Oct 29, 2012 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°32'51" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 2012	Oct 28, 2012 into Libra
Mars	6°40'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 7, 2012	Nov 17, 2012 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°08'31" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	1°16'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°52'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°32'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°09'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°38'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 12:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 23:35 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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